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coz i'm just arrive from M$ i would like to choose KDE, gnome is too weird for me eventhough it's feature is very unique. Xfce... i like it too very light but unfortunately it's not offering alot of feature like KDE or Gnome did. So.. for this DE i would like to choose KDE

KDE 3 has the most feature/functions/configuration than version 4 so far. all I see with kde 4 is eye candy vs. usability. Otherwise gnome is my second choice for newer desktops.
lxde for older machines.
rox or xfce if I'm really desperate.

I have been using Linux for years (Slackware for the last 6) and I always chose KDE until yesterday when I was setting up a test server. I set up XFCE because I saw a good report on it somewhere and I wish I could change my vote. I now have it on my desktop PC as well. XFCE rocks!

The reason that I like Gnome is because it's slightly bloated (not over-bloated though), it makes it more of a Windows-like, user friendly desktop environment. Nicer for those who have switched. However, if I'm not in gnome for some reason, I'm in Fluxbox, one of my favorites.

I have been using Linux for years (Slackware for the last 6) and I always chose KDE until yesterday when I was setting up a test server. I set up XFCE because I saw a good report on it somewhere and I wish I could change my vote. I now have it on my desktop PC as well. XFCE rocks!

One more Xfce convert from the unenlightened masses... Ooops, you said you switched from KDE, but I couldn't resist the pun..>;-P

If KDE 3 and 4 were separated in this thread, the outcome would probably be different. Still, I would vote for Gnome. Never liked KDE or their toolkit. Even though I used Windows a long time before getting into Linux, the Gnome desktop just makes more sense to me. I don't really see why some believe that KDE is more suitable for people coming from Windows though...

For me, I like GNOME more in some distros and KDE in other. In SUSE Linux enterprise and fedora, I like KDE more. In openSUSE and Ubuntu, i like GNOME. Also, i like XFCE alittle, but I still prefer GNOME over it.